• Generally promoting awareness of the biopharmaceutical and medical technology sectors. Generally opposing the imposition of price controls in the Medicare Part D program. Generally supporting intellectual property rights. Generally opposing various legislative and executive efforts to impose an international price index. Generally promoting awareness of increasing antimicrobial/antifungal resistance. Supporting the PASTEUR Act S. 1355 and H.R. 2940. Supporting the modernization of prescribing information to allow digital in lieu of printed information (H.R. 1503 and S. 2916). Opposing CMS and CMMI Part D Payment Modernization Model amendments to Medicare's Six Protected Classes. Supporting Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act/MCET (H.R. 1691). Opposing WHO TRIPS waivers. Supporting the extension of the SBIR program. Supporting changes to the small molecule portions of the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 7174). Supporting the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act (H.R. 2369). Opposing proposed FTC changes to non-compete clauses. Supporting the restoration of the orphan drug tax credit (Cameron's Law, H.R. 1350). Generally supporting changes to the 340B program. Generally supporting efforts to require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to pass on rebates to patients. Supporting the Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act (H.R. 6283). Generally promoting awareness of concerns regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Coverage Determination (NCD) and Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) policies that restrict patient access. Raising awareness within Congressional offices about Ethylene Oxide and EPA proposed regulations. Submitted comments to CMS concerning Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway. Opposing the SMART Act (S. 1246). Supporting the ORPHAN CURES Act (H.R. 5539). Supporting the Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (H.R. 5391/S. 2764). Supporting the Treat And Reduce Obesity Act (H.R. 4818, S. 2407).

Duration: January 1, 2008 to present

General Issues: Health Issues, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medicare/Medicaid, Torts, Tobacco, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Manufacturing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Environmental/Superfund, Advertising, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Immigration, Pharmacy, Science/Technology, Veterans

Spending: about $4,489,085 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), White House Office, U.S. Senate,, House of Representatives,, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)